A week before she's due to leave for Jerusalem, Hannah meets Raymond in a one night stand that quickly expands into a week-long passionate and surprisingly deep love affair. Hannah, committed to exploring her Jewish roots, and Raymond, a blond blue-eyed WASP, find themselves in a very unlikely relationship.

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Listener Opinions

by Helen Ditouras | 12/1/2013

" This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It reminded me a lot of Shawn Wong's American Knees - especially the way in which it weaves sexual desire and identity politics. Not to mention, the author uses the margins of each page to write witty character reflections. Loved it. "

by Shin Machine | 8/6/2013

" it was an "okay" book. something that i might easily forget. . . "

by Susanne | 7/17/2013

" It was totally great to read this book while in Toronto! Made me relate even more... I also loved the innovative style of writing/layout! "

by Wendy | 5/12/2013

" Pretty good story, got very dry and very slow in places. Loved the different narration style. "

" This is a brilliant book, written in a unique style with notes in the margin. The story is beautifully crafted and completely enthralling. "

Victoria | 12/4/2011

" Kind of weird. Set in Toronto, which was cool. "

Eoin | 5/3/2011

" An inauspicious start, given the force, breadth, and majesty of his second book. A brief and worthwhile romance with a very slight twist on the form. Skip this and just read Shining At The Bottom of the Sea again. "

Susanne | 10/7/2010

" It was totally great to read this book while in Toronto! Made me relate even more... I also loved the innovative style of writing/layout!
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Helen | 9/5/2009

" This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It reminded me a lot of Shawn Wong's American Knees - especially the way in which it weaves sexual desire and identity politics. Not to mention, the author uses the margins of each page to write witty character reflections. Loved it.
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Eoin | 4/20/2009

" An inauspicious start, given the force, breadth, and majesty of his second book. A brief and worthwhile romance with a very slight twist on the form. Skip this and just read Shining At The Bottom of the Sea again.
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T | 9/18/2008

" A very bookish book, the kind that I secretly enjoy... :)
Of course it features two very serious (but witty) and bookish (and one imagines, beautiful) young people.
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Micaela | 7/16/2008

" This is a brilliant book, written in a unique style with notes in the margin. The story is beautifully crafted and completely enthralling.
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About the Author

Stephen
Marche is a novelist and culture writer. For several years
he has written a monthly column for Esquire
magazine, “A Thousand Words about Our Culture,” as well as regular features and
opinion pieces for the Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New
Republic, and elsewhere. His books include the novels Raymond and Hannah and Shining
at the Bottom of the Sea, as well as the nonfiction work How Shakespeare Changed Everything. He
lives in Toronto with his family.

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